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Newspaper
Pickens Sentinel
Location
Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1890
Page
1
A long buried murder tale tied to Dr. White's 1865 killing in the county is revived. Samuel Jefferies, linked to the crime and long suspected, is arrested in Gaffney City as new testimony emerges from a key witness now grown. Others connected to the case are mentioned as the probe resumes with local media attention.
A poignant scene unfolds as Dr White of Denison Texas finds two freed men Perry and Troy Wilson in Helena era era. Wilson, now a mail agent on the Arkansas Midland, reunites with his former master who weeps with relief. They recount years since leaving service and discuss floods and their paths to gainful work while gifts are exchanged and lives openly intersect. Nearby reports recount North Carolina to Mississippi emigrant tales of hardship under brutal labor camps and forced tasks with flogging, misused medicine, and scarce pay in commissaries. Five escapees from Knoxville describe cruel treatment in a Delta labor farm, detailing fixed routines, walls, and punishment, with death and sickness amid abuse. An extended chronicle of migrant woes follows, detailing further trials and flight.
In a historic case, J T Flagler paid Dr G C Sheldon what was described as the largest medical fee in a single case. The New York physician treated Miss Wingter, heiress to vast wealth, who survived after a near-fatal voyage illness. The patient later recovered and the doctor received stock valued at $250,000 from Standard Oil. Also noted is a shortened Pan American tour for delegates cut short by Secretary of State Blaine due to low attendance.
George Waldrop, about 24, drowned when a boat capsized while three men rowed on Key's fish pond two miles west of Axpenson. He leaves a wife and one child, to be buried at New Prospect Church. Coroner to hold inquest. Also notes death of Dr W H McIntosh of Meecon.
April 21 reports describe a riot in McCormick South Carolina after Dr Calhoun a local druggist faced arrest for selling whiskey on Sunday. A constable was wounded when Calhoun fired a Winchester rifle prompting ongoing deadly gunfire and chaotic scenes as residents react.
Two Florida men felled a tree and gathered hundreds of pounds of honey. They examined the treetop and found cranes nesting there. They collected 140 dozen eggs and plan to buy an incubator to start a crane nursery.
Col. F E T Stackhouse, president of the Farmers' Alliance of South Carolina, writes on the Alliance's relation to politics. He argues for non partisan education in political economy, outlines tariff and monetary views, and warns against party factionalism and office seekers within the Alliance.
The Atlanta Journal notes VPs James J. Hunnicutt of Coweth courte ty as a champion farmer. On fifty acres he netted about 2000 dollars with crops including 500 bushels corn 28 bales cotton 700 oats 62 wheat 500 barley and 800 turnips plus syrup and cane. Weather and expenses counted. overall, thirty acres grew cotton and seven years of intensive farming yielded at least 40 bushels of corn per acre. Col Phonis Williams grows 500 acres and produced 500 bales of cotton with hog and homing portions for home use.
Augusta reports William K Jackson, a notable local lawyer, has developed mechanical bagging from cotton stalks. The system uses heavy rollers and carding looms, with output projected at two million dollars annually for farmers. Augusta becomes headquarters for the operation extending from Virginia to Texas.
A rural letter discusses the Conger Lard Bill and fertilizer taxes, arguing farmers would benefit from fair lard pricing and vegetable oil quality while warning that high tariffs on sulfuric acid and fertilizers would raise costs by millions. The note urges readers to pressure lawmakers and telegraph representatives to oppose the changes.
Samuel Jackson Randall born October 20 1828 in Philadelphia rose from merchant to four time city councilor and state senator. He served in Congress from 1868 and led the Democratic protectionist wing then as Speaker from 1879 to 1881.
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